Ravens Kicker: I Can Make 70-Yard Field Goals

Justin Tucker, the Baltimore Ravens field goal kicker who became the first NFL player to hit field goals from 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 yards in a game when he did so on Monday, says he can make a field goal from 70–and even 79–yards. The NFL record is 64 yards, which was set by Denver’s Matt Prater this month.

“If I pulled out the 8-degree driver – on a day when I’m feeling real fresh – I could probably hit one from 70 yards,” Tucker told USA Today. “I hit one from 70 yards in pregame in Detroit this past Monday night.”

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He said he has also hit from 79 yards in practice.

“That was in Denver before our opener in September,” he said. “The weather was perfect; the field was good. With the altitude in the Rocky Mountains, the ball jumps off your foot.”

Tucker, the second-year star out of Texas sings opera, loves hip hop, and owns himself on his fantasy team.